Two persons died after being struck by lightning in an agricultural field while another man, who was standing under a tree, died in another lightning strike.
Lightning strikes (Wikimedia Commons)
Three persons lost their lives in separate incidents when lightning struck them in Vikarabad district of Telangana on Sunday, 19 May, police said.
The incidents occurred in two villages in Yalal mandal of Vikarabad district when it was raining.
Two persons died after being struck by lightning in an agricultural field while another man, who was standing under a tree, died in another lightning strike.
The deceased were aged between 26 and 40, police said.
The Met Centre of IMD in Hyderabad had forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 KMPH) are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Medak, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy in Telangana on Sunday.
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